Tag: Local News

Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Required at California K-12 Schools Under New Bill

After several cases of student overdoses due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl, California lawmakers introduced a bill requiring naloxone—a nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose—on K–12 school campuses. While schools are permitted to carry naloxone on campus, Assembly Bill 19—introduced Dec. 5 by newly-elected Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin)—would require schools to always have at…


Michigan Man Dies in Florida While Delivering Free Bikes

KINGSFORD, Mich.—A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Steven Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Nov. 23, a few weeks after a profile in the Detroit Free…


One Man Dead, One Rescued from Orange County Flood Control Channels

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Firefighters in Orange County Dec. 12 warned people to remain clear of flood control channels during rain storms after one person was found dead and another was rescued. Anaheim firefighters located the body of a transient man in the channel in the 700 block of Loara Avenue about 12:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Anaheim police…


Crews Find 4th Victim From Blast at San Antonio Company

SAN ANTONIO—Crews have found the body of a fourth person who died in an explosion at a San Antonio construction company and investigators worked Monday to determine the cause and origin of the blast. The blast happened late Friday at K-Bar Services and could be heard miles away, the San Antonio Express-News reported. Responders immediately…


State’s Tighten Second Amendment Rules as SCOTUS Lifts Restrictions

Despite a list of pro-gun rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court over the past 13 years, Rev. Mark Knutson of Portland, Oregon, who has been advocating against gun access, gives one reason for his support of stricter firearms laws. “This will save lives,” says Knutson, a pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church and chairman of the…


Court Rules Mother Who Threw Newborn in Trash Should Be Resentenced

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A woman who was imprisoned without parole for killing her daughter by throwing the infant in the trash after giving birth at her college sorority house should be resentenced, a divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. The justices also ordered that a different judge should handle the resentencing of Emilie Weaver, now 27. She…


5th Teenager Pleads Guilty in Shooting Near Iowa School

DES MOINES, Iowa—Another teenager accused in a fatal shooting near an Iowa high school has admitted to the crime, marking the fifth guilty plea among the 10 people charged. Daniel Hernandez, 18, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury, the Des Moines Register reported. He had previously been charged with…


Sheriff: Florida Driver With Road Rage Fired at Deputy’s SUV

TAMPA, Fla.—A Florida driver in a fit of road range fired a shot at an SUV that passed him, not realizing it was a marked sheriff’s patrol vehicle, authorities said Thursday. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Daniel Henry was driving home Wednesday night on a dark two-lane road near Tampa when the car ahead of…


No Bond for Woman Charged in Death of Socialite Mother

CHICAGO—A judge declined to ease bond conditions Thursday and release a Chicago woman who is charged with conspiracy in the 2014 death of her wealthy mother during a luxury vacation in Bali. The decision means Heather Mack, 27, will remain in custody without bond while awaiting a July trial in federal court in Chicago. Mack…


Suspect in Deadly UVA Football Shooting Appears in Court

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—A University of Virginia student accused of fatally shooting three UVA football players and wounding two other students made his first in-person appearance in court Thursday, as a judge set a date for a hearing when witnesses will testify about the shootings on a bus carrying students back to campus from a field trip…